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Juncus bufonius L.

Toad rush

Juncaceae (Rush Family)

USDA Symbol: JUBU

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

A member of the family Juncaceae which includes herbs, rarely shrubs, with mostly grass-like leaves, usually in a basal tuft, and small greenish or brownish flower in dense spikes or heads or sometimes in loose clusters or even solitary.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Leaf: Green
Fruit:

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May

Distribution

USA: AK , AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , HI , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY
Canada: NB , NS , PE
USDA Native Status: L48(N), AK(N), HI(I), CAN(N), SPM(N)

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Medium
Light Requirement: Sun
CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium

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From the National Organizations Directory

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Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Juncus bufonius in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Juncus bufonius in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Juncus bufonius

Metadata

Record Modified: 2007-01-01
Research By: TWC Staff

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